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Minerals and You

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study how mineral are used in everything around us-- from cereal to satellites. After informing the students about minerals they will discuss the ones that are in the area of the students.
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Water Cycle Drama

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore the water cycle. In groups, students choose a card and then pantomime the picture depicted on the card. Other group members guess the name of the cycle being performed. As a class, learners share the numerous ways each...
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Inside the Courtroom

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explain the difference between a class action and civil law suit. In groups, they compare and contrast criminal and civil trials and review various cases. They determine the place of law in the American constitutional...
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Focus on the Media

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students critically examine news articles and editorials for attitudes of discrimination and prejudice. Students then complete checklist in which they analyze news reports for context, content, point of view, language, graphics, and...
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MG Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify advancements made during the Industrial Revolution. Through listening to songs and reading other passages, 8th graders explore the working conditions of children during the Industrial Revolution. They examine...
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Systems of Linear Inequalities in Standard Form -- Lecture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils participate in a lecture about linear inequalities. Individually, they graph different inequalities and describe its solution. They participate in a demonstration in which they solve a system of inequalities and complete a...
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Systems of linear inequalities in standard form

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners practice graphing linear inequalities and explain their solution sets to the solving of a system of linear equalities graphically and symbolically. They utilize programming techniques in setting up and solving systems of linear...
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National First Ladies' Library

The Civil War Revisited

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students move beyond the generals and battles approach to the Civil War and explore, instead, the issues, ideals, and outcomes of the great conflict that left a president dead, a region destitute, and a nation in shambles.
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Boeing Bets That Faster is Better Than Bigger

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL spelling and editing worksheet, students will focus on error correction and editing. Students will read a short passage correcting any spelling mistakes or omissions from the article.
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Creative Chemistry

Making Ammonia - The Haber Process

For Students 9th - 12th
In this fertilizer worksheet, high schoolers read background information about how farmers began using nitrogen compounds as fertilizer and how Fritz Haber developed an efficient process. Based on their reading, students complete 10...
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The Economy and Politics

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this economy and politics sociology worksheet, learners complete 14 fill in the blank questions and 7 multiple choice questions regarding the how businesses operate in different economies and under various political control.
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Cloze Passage: Watches from Switzerland

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this watches from Switzerland cloze procedure activity, students fill in the 12 missing words in the passage to help identify their reading level.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: It's All in the Headline

For Students 6th - 8th
In this newspaper headline vocabulary worksheet, students practice consolidating key vocabulary as they complete 10 headlines by filling in the blanks and then write their own 8 headlines to share with a partner.
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Alphabet Activity Worksheets

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this alphabet activity learning exercise, students respond to questions that require them to print the letters A-Z, print words that begin with those letters, respond to alphabetical order questions, and locate the letters in letter...
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Exploring the Left and Right Sides of the Brain

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore the Human brain. Students become familiar with the left and right hemispheres of the human brain and engage in activities that activate powers that are dominant in each hemisphere.
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Tree Identification by the Use of Leaves

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore trees and their leaves. In this tree identification instructional activity, students observe items and are able to identify them by the five clues they are given. Once the leaves are identified, young scholars in...
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Looking at French Decorative Arts

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare the role of a marchand-mercier to that of a modern-day business counterpart and write a persuasive letter. In this French art instructional activity, students discuss the role of the marchand-mercier in French design and...
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Bigger Better Bubbles

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research different types of bubble gum and identify the variables in them.  In this bubble gum lesson plan students design an investigation to test their hypothesis and graph their data. 
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What Can You Make of It?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars investigate the various uses of a paper cup. For this scientific inquiry lesson, students investigate various ways to use a paper cup by identifying its characteristics. Young scholars sketch their discovery.
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Make a Paper Mache Bowl

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students create a paper mache bowl. In this paper mache lesson plan, students use wallpaper paste, newspapers, and paint brushes to construct a paper mache bowl. Students decorate their bowl with unique designs.
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Genetic Engineering

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the risks and benefits associated with biotechnology. For this biotechnology lesson, students discuss the role of genes in the body and brainstorm ethical issues relating to biotechnology. They read about an ethical...
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Percents

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the concept of percents. In this percents lesson, students discuss the prefix cent and words that contain that prefix. Students make bead necklaces and determine the percentages of certain beads in relation to the necklace.
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Triangulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate the triangulation of a box. In this triangulation lesson plan, students participate in an activity to find the calculate and then perform triangulations. They create a box and use formulas to determine the...
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Earth Pockets

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the Earth's natural resources. In this Earth science lesson, students read the book The Great Kapok Tree and discuss types of natural resources. Students use categories such as wood, paper, and trees and list items that...